Importing HTML to new user tool

[kcjimmyk]

I am trying to create a new user tool with a document I created with Mellel. First I export it into MS word, it comes out fine. Then I save as HTML file, it comes out fine. But when I import the HTML file into a new user tool, it randomly (I think) drops spaces between words. 2,600 paragraphs. Hundreds of missing spaces. I know I could copy and paste from Mellel but when I do that it doesn't tag the Scripture reference links.

 

Am I doing something wrong?

 

Mac Pro Intel quad core, Acc 8.4.6 (it does the same thing on my iMac)

 

Any help appreciated.

 

TIA

 

Jim

[Helen Brown]

I suspect that you have line breaks rather than spaces at the end of each line, and this is what is causing the dropped space. See if you have an option not to save with line breaks.

[kcjimmyk]

I suspect that you have line breaks rather than spaces at the end of each line, and this is what is causing the dropped space. See if you have an option not to save with line breaks.

 

Helen ~

 

Thanks for the quick reply! The problem isn't at the end of lines, but within them. I've attached a screen shot if it helps. In the first line there is not a line break between "and" and "prosperity". And "the" and "word" and "be" and "corrected", etc.

 

Hope this helps

 

Jim

[Tom Childers]

Jim,

I have experienced the same problem and never found a solution. The only work-around I have found is to do a search for space and replace it with two spaces. Probably not the best, but at least the words do not run together.

 

Tom

[Helen Brown]

The screenshot helps. Notice how all the run together words are at about the same distance from the start of the line. I still think they were originally line breaks.

[kcjimmyk]

The screenshot helps. Notice how all the run together words are at about the same distance from the start of the line. I still think they were originally line breaks.

 

Screenshot of the HTML file I imported. No line breaks.

[Helen Brown]

I didn't see any run together words in this one.

[kcjimmyk]

I didn't see any run together words in this one.

 

I know, it's the file I imported from. When it gets to accordance the words run together.

 

Jim

[Helen Brown]

Sorry. Why don't you post a screenshot of the raw html, i.e. source, or send me the file and I will take a look at it.

[kcjimmyk]

Helen ~

 

Never mind!

 

I found that if I export the Mellel document to RTF and open and save it with Text Edit to HTML it works fine. (another big minus for MS Word)

 

Thanks for your help!

 

Jim

[R. Mansfield]

I found that if I export the Mellel document to RTF and open and save it with Text Edit to HTML it works fine. (another big minus for MS Word)

 

Glad you discovered that. I was just about to chime in and point out that Word has a lousy reputation for the way it generates HTML.